Improvement in vapor-burners



W. W. JACOBS.

Vapor Burner.

Patented Oct. 20, 1868.

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Leners Patent No. 83,171, haarV october 2o, 186s.

IMPRO'V'EENT IN VAPOR-BTRNEIR The Schedulelrefene'd to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom 'it ma/y concern:

' Be it known that I, W. W. J ACOBS, of Hagerstown, in the county of -Washingtom and State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lamp- Burner; and I do hereby declare-that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in theart to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specilication.

This invention relates to an improvement on a lampburner, for which 'Letters Patent were granted me, dated November 5, 1867.

That burner, like the present, is intended for. burng oil without a chimney, by generating gas by the neat of the tube.

In that patent the generator lis stationary, and no provision is made for preventing the generation of gas in the 'lamp by`a non-conductor of'heat, and, no means,

are provided for raising and lowering or adjusting the,

generator on the wick-tube, and thereby controlling the ame.

The present invention consists in making the generator adjustable, and in' attaching non-conductors both to the generator and to the screw-cap of the wick-tube as I will proceed to describe.

Figure l represents a top view.

Figure 2 is a vertical section of iig. l, through the line a: x. I

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding pms A represents the screw-cap of the wick-tube.A

B is a wooden disk through which the wick-tube passes, which is secured to the wick-tube by two metallic plates, as seen in the drawing.

These metallic plates are marked c and d. This disk (of wood or some other non-conductor of heat) prevents the descent of the heat to the oil in the lamp.

E is the wick-tube. g

F is the generator whchsurrounds the wick-tube, as seen in the drawing.

C is another non-conductor or disk, of woodor other metallic plates h and fi.

The generator is perforated for the discharge of the gas,.asseei1 at j, when the gas is ignited.

The generator: and the wick-tube form a telescopic joint, 'which renders the generator adjustable for regulating the ame of the lamp.

The noniconductors keep the burner comparatively cool, so that the generator can be readily adjusted on the tube, and the parts handled without inconvenience.

vHaving thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- .1. The annular. Wooden disk C, secured, between metallic plates h i, to the generator F, as herein shown and described, whereby the-said generator may be adjusted without inconvenience from heat, the heat radiating from the parts E F, not being conducted by the disk C.

consisting of the generator F, perforated at J, wicktube E, annular wooden disks B C, and metallic plates h i c d, all arranged and combined to operate in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

The above speciicaiion of my invention signed by me, this 80th day of January, 1868.

W. W. JACOBS. Witnesses:

J Aeon HUBER, WM. M. Tron..

nonconducting substance, secured to the generator by 2. -The lamp-burner, constructed as described, and 

